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UNIT 20. The ex-hacker. Starter 1. Starter 1. Hackers Unite A new phishing scam which substituted a bogus website address for any bank details in the computer. Kevin Metnick The hackers ran up a £ 1m phone bill 2 and 3 It forced them to slow down or even stop working. Listening.
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UNIT 20 The ex-hacker
Starter 1 • Hackers Unite • A new phishing scam which substituted a bogus website address for any bank details in the computer. • Kevin Metnick • The hackers ran up a £ 1m phone bill • 2 and 3 • It forced them to slow down or even stop working.
Listening 2 Think about these questions before you listen • How could you hack into a system? • How could you stop people hacking in to a system?
Listening 3 • Hacking in to a large American company • He is a computer security expert • They hand over information such as passwords without checking that the person asking for it is authorized • “guest” OR “demo” OR “help”
Restricts access to a network • You can make sure remote clintes are who they say they are • A common name or a dictionary word or any thing short • Failed access attempt
Listening 4 • At school he discovered that what computers would let him see depended on the password he typed in • He got into part of the system that asked for ID but display the ID in the screen at the same time • For money, criminal purposes, political purposes and often because it’s challenging and exciting • It was a challenge and fun • He and his friends never tried to cover their attack. They boasted to friends and girls
Because he knows the ways he would try to break in to their systems • They tend not to these days because it’s illegal • Hollywood shows hackers coming into systems via the internet. In reality about 75% of all hacks into company computers are done by current staff • Not as risky as buying something by credit cards and throwing away the receipt • Get a separate card with a small limit
Listening 5 • A rud message for the CEO • Someone who advises companies how to prevent hacking • By trying to guess somebody's password or finding a bug that will allow people with certain passwords to get in where they shouldn’t • a computer geek, a young anorak
They meet at conferencesfrom time to time • He says he doesn’t go much for Hollywood hackers • It’s the retailers who are swindled out of money • Your computer needs to have a smart card reader
Language Work 6 • Find out. • Hand over. • Tracked (Ralph) down. • Break into, hack into, get into. • Log on. • Go about, set about. • Phone up. • Throw away. • Grown up. • Hacking into. • Keep ahead.
Language Work 7 • Throw away • Hack into • Grown up • Set about • Phones (you) up, hand (it) over • Shut down • Ran up • Work out • Note down • Checkout